Table 1 Socio-demographics, clinical characteristic, lipid profile and fasting glucose of study participants
From: Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among rural original adults in NingXia, China
| Â | Han ethnic group (n = 928) | Hui ethnic group (n = 684) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic and lifestyle variables | Absolute and Relative (%) Frequency | ||
Age group | Â | Â | Â |
25- | 181(19.5%) | 164(24.0%) | χ2 = 7.128 P = 0.129 |
35- | 262(28.2%) | 202(29.5%) | Â |
45- | 242(26.1%) | 163(23.8%) | Â |
55- | 192(20.7%) | 118(17.3%) | Â |
65-80 | 51(5.5%) | 37(5.4%) | Â |
Clinical characteristics | Mean ± SD | ||
Waist (cm) | 78.6 ± 8.9 | 79.7 ± 9.8 | 0.026 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 3.1 | 23.7 ± 3.3 | < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.7 ± 11.4 | 80.4 ± 20.0 | 0.038 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122.6 ± 20.3 | 122.5 ± 24.7 | 0.926 |
Total serum cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 0.299 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.172 |
Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 0.936 |